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Prognostic Factors of patients with CLL who were exposed and unexposed to Agent Orange
| Agent Orange | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed n=33 | Unexposed n=162 | p-value | |
| Doubling of lymphocyte count (n, %) | 12 (36%) | 57 (35%) | |
| Lymphocyte doubling time (months) | 27.3 ± 6.6 | 23.2 ± 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Doubling time <1 year | 3 (25%) | 17 (30%) | 0.7 |
| Elevated LDH (n=136) | 3 (11%) | 11 (10%) | 0.9 |
| Cytogenetics or FISH | 10 (30%) | 37 (23%) | |
| Poor risk cytogenetics (17p-, 11q-) | 1 (10%) | 3 (8%) | 0.8 |
| Good risk cytogenetics (13p-) | 3 (30%) | 3 (8%) | 0.13 |
